From Justin Murray at Mises Wire: Lately, when he isn’t trying to blame China on America’s competitiveness woes, President Donald Trump has become obsessed with the online retailer Amazon. While there’s speculation that Trump is using the reins of government to carry out a personal …
by Jim Rickards of Daily Reckoining Liquidity is the ultimate paradox in finance. It’s always there when you don’t need it and never there when you need it most. The reason is crowd behavior, or what mathematicians call hypersynchronicity (a fancy word for …
by Martin Armstrong The Atlantic current is slowing down dramatically. A team of scientists says it is the weakest in 1600 years. Naturally, they attribute it to humans who are driving their cars and heating their homes which is melting the ice …
via Jim Leaviss As the U.S. yield curve flattened to just 45 bps (2s-10s) last week, we dug out something I wrote back in 2007, in the early days of this blog. A chart that accompanied the blog showed that a) U.S. …
by Arkadiusz Sieron of Sunshine Profits Everyone focuses now on the chemical attack in Syria. Meanwhile, the most important turnover in the world remains mostly unnoticed. But we’re on guard. Let’s read our analysis of the key revolution of 2018 and find out …
by taking_a_deuce I have different passwords for every website I log into, 2-factor authentication when possible; I thought I knew all the scams and could spot them a mile away. This one still got me. I was meeting a friend …
by brownbrady A couple involved in a bidding war in April 2017 backed out of a $2.25 million offer after the market dropped a few months later. The seller sold the home at lower price, sued for the difference and won. …
via Wirepoints: It’s starting to get real. There has been so much ink spilled regarding underfunded pensions and municipal bankruptcies, but outside of so much journalistic hand-wringing, it’s been pretty easy, like with the ever-escalating federal debt, to say, “So what?” …
The Global Economy Is Slowinghttps://t.co/F1wuhNPhRP — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) April 17, 2018 Credit card defaults hit 6 year high. (S&P/Experian Default Index) Credit risk seems abundant. pic.twitter.com/3bsdGSegf1 — Mark Johnston (@CovfefeCapital) April 17, 2018 https://twitter.com/_globalmacro/status/986206993735090176 "60+ day delinquency rate of …
2018: Uber: Huge Valuation / No CashflowNetflix: Huge Valuation / No CashflowTesla: Huge Valuation / No Cashflow$nflx $tsla #netflix pic.twitter.com/J0qa5wu5MF — Reminiscences of an American Capitalist (@4Awesometweet) April 16, 2018 “#FANG is not a set of four companies. It’s an …
by TFittonJW Now Judicial Watch is asking q’s about whether Mr. Comey is getting special treatment from FBI to use these docs in his book. Someone has to do the heavy lifting for accountability. Judicial Watch sued again today for …
by Adam Hamilton of Zeal LLC The mega-cap stocks that dominate the US markets have enjoyed an amazing bull run. But February’s first correction in years proved things are changing. With that unnatural low-volatility melt-up behind us, it’s more important than ever to …
via Danielle Park The Atlanta Fed is out today with its latest mark down in the US GDP growth estimate for Q1 2018: The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the first quarter of 2018 is 1.9 …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4V3jQCi8-o Thank you Rand. Very few politicians have the guts to tell the truth.
There’s a New Youtube Blacklist affecting creators. So far I have seen confirmation from a creator and a Multi Channel Network that Youtube has started flagging channels to be removed from their Networks. This means that creators will lose access …
Comcast or GE owns MSNBC. This is how media influences elections and wars. Bernie Sanders obviously posed a threat to the system at large or currently in place. What is it about his political leanings that threaten them more than …
by northmantrader Following the exuberance in January and subsequent corrective actions in February and March and now into April there has been a lot of speculation that markets may have topped in this cycle or are in the process of topping. …
During its latest summit, the League of Arab States has called for an international investigation into the alleged chemical weapons’ use in Syria and slammed what it described as Iran’s meddling in the affairs of other countries. Saudi Foreign Minister …
£6.3m worth of BAE missiles were fired in Syria. May's husband's company, Capital Group is the largest shareholder in BAE pic.twitter.com/k3XT8hZ6SZ — Mr Ethical 🚩 (@nw_nicholas) April 17, 2018 Philip May, husband of the UK prime minister, works for a …
time stamped, only shows it for a second or 2) This is a video supposedly showing the chemical weapon’s missile and they stand right next to it. You can’t make this shit up. LOL. The “missile” looks like a common …
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Lawmakers in several states are moving legislation to require schools and other government buildings to prominently display the national motto – “In God We Trust.” Tennessee lawmakers approved a measure last month to require “In God We Trust” to be …
by Chris Speaking internationally, the attacks were absolutely not in alignment with either UN charters and/or protocols, or resting upon any relevant legal precedents. Under Article 51 of the UN charter, of which the US is a signatory, only self defense …
via Advisor Perspectives This is the second in a multi-part series where we examine pundits’ opinions and predictions on the latest topics.
via Credit Writedowns The possibility of the Fed causing the curve to invert is real. We will have 12-18 months at most to see what happens economically. This is today’s links post. The one link I want to highlight is …
There is a problem is with exit polling. People simply aren’t honest with income questions when being polled. Most at least double their “income” rather than state the truth. h/t Avatarius87
BY PATRICK WATSON Trade and tariffs are all over the news because President Trump is going after China. The president’s tweets and public statements tell us he doesn’t like trade deficits, particularly the one with China. He seems to view it as a …
by WARREN MOSLER Propped up by autos, as the rest continues weak, and autos aren’t looking so good longer term either: Highlights In a slight reversal of expectations, retail sales proved stronger at the headline level, up 0.6 percent in …
by ketoll My wife and I were leaving Church last Sunday. As we’re coming out of the building, standing RIGHT THERE at the door exit was a guy with a cardboard sign that said “Hungry” on it. He was just …
